“Our side needs to be clear that a marriage license from the State for a same sex wedding won’t in any way affect any California church or school. And that if two people are in love and want to share their life together, our government should honor that, ensure no one is discriminated against and that benefits such as hospital visitation rights aren’t denied for two people in a committed relationship.”

When we last communicated with Hildebrand a while back, he talked about returning to the ballot box again and again until electoral victory was achieved.

Now, after seeing the research, not so much. Not yet.

“I was gung-ho to go to the ballot in 2010 if certain criteria were in place,” Hildebrand told us. “I don’t think we should go blindly, but if we have a strong management team, the right research in place and a path to find the money for an expensive campaign, we shouldn’t wait. Absent that, I believe the Courage Campaign is absolutely right to hold off until those things are in place.”

Some have wondered when — and with whom — the Courage Campaign will share this research that they spent more than $200,000 on. The folks trying to get same sex marriage on the ballot in 2010 told us they’d love to see it. On Monday, Courage Campaign’s Rick Jacobs said they would share it with allies.

Said Hildebrand: “We’ve not made any decisions about what we may release or when.”